Lt. Pete Scobell served in the Navy for 17 years. He was deployed six times as a Navy SEAL. He has two bronze stars with valor. And now he’s got a hit country song, “Hearts I Leave Behind.” And there are a few people who helped him get from the SEALs to the stage: 1.... Read more »

Get in line, Taylor Swift. We’d all love to get a little advice from Lady Gaga on how she is living her life so fully. And falling in love with America’s sexiest fireman while she’s at it. On Sunday (March 1), Swift just kind of randomly tweeted. Is it just me or is Lady Gaga,... Read more »

Isaiah Michael Fisher is one of Tennessee’s newest residents. He came into the world Friday (Feb. 27) and will be living with his parents — Carrie Underwood and NHL star Mike Fisher. So far, Underwood and her husband have only revealed a photo of the baby’s hand. While the world awaits the first glimpse of... Read more »

Performers for the 2015 CMA Music Festival's nightly stadium shows were revealed Wednesday (March 4) in a message sent directly to fans. The festival is scheduled for June 11 - 14, but individual showtimes have not yet been announced. More artists for the festival's many smaller stages will be revealed at a later date. Here's... Read more »

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher gave their first born son a very interesting name — Isaiah Michael Fisher. What's the meaning behind it? Tiny hands and tiny feet...God has blessed us with an amazing gift! Isaiah Michael Fisher - born February 27. pic.twitter.com/Rxq9HUmS7W — Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) March 3, 2015 I get the "Michael Fisher"... Read more »

There was a time when displaying your navel as a country artist was pretty shocking. And no one made more of their sexy midriff than Shania Twain. The superstar announced her return to touring — for the last time ever — on Wednesday (March 4), simultaneously lifting hearts and breaking them all at the same... Read more »

Kelly Clarkson just released an album on Tuesday (March 3). Piece by Piece is all pop. Like 100 percent, straight-up pop kind of pop. #PiecebyPiece is finally here!!! Get it on @iTunesMusic here http://t.co/2gt4u1kSHk — Kelly Clarkson (@kelly_clarkson) March 3, 2015 But does she have a little something going on the side? A country album,... Read more »

Shania Twain is going back on tour. She made the announcement Wednesday (March 4) on ABC's Good Morning America. LIVE on @GMA, @ShaniaTwain announces she'll be going back on tour for the first time in 11 years. #ShaniaOnGMA pic.twitter.com/hIl6BJupH3 — Good Morning America (@GMA) March 4, 2015 Speaking with host Robin Roberts, Twain said, "Finally,... Read more »

If I was touring with Miranda Lambert and woke up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to an invitation to get matching tattoos with her, I’d say yes even before my first cup of coffee. Maybe not if she wanted, say, Blake Shelton’s face covering her entire back. But a little quaver — or eighth note — on... Read more »

Has a baby boy ever been welcomed to the world by this many people? Celebrities, fans and friends of Carrie Underwood and her husband Mike Fisher flooded the internet on Tuesday (March 3) with congrats on their bundle of joy within hours of her Twitter and Instagram birth announcement. Isaiah Michael Fisher is only four... Read more »

The enthusiastic reaction to Dierks Bentley’s Nashville show last Wednesday (Feb. 25) should surprise no one. He took the stage at the Stage as the frontman for his ‘90s cover band, Hot Country Knights. And from the videos I’ve seen, the stories I’ve heard and the tweets I’ve read, everybody loved that set of country... Read more »

Nic comes first. That just about sums up Keith Urban’s take on why his marriage to Nicole Kidman is just fine, People reports. "Someone said one time, ‘If your marriage isn't your priority, you're not married,' and I thought, for me, that's so true. So as long as I keep her as a priority, everything... Read more »

The family that sings together stays together. Just ask Shania Twain, whose entire Vegas experience at Caesars Palace was definitely a family affair. The Canadian-bred superstar’s Shania: Still the One spectacular that dominated the Vegas Strip for two years featured lots of pomp, circumstance, flash and fanfare. Twain wasn’t the only one enjoying the fun.... Read more »

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher have announced the birth of their first child, a son named Isaiah Michael Fisher. Born Friday (Feb. 27), Underwood shared a photo of little Isaiah's hand and a short message on social media Tuesday. "Tiny hands and tiny feet...God has blessed us with an amazing gift! Isaiah Michael Fisher -... Read more »

If you've ever wondered how to sooth a crying infant, you've got to see this clip. This baby girl doesn't want Barney or Daniel Tiger, but give her some "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift and everything is right in the world. And watch what happens when the song stops. THIS IS THE BEST THING I... Read more »

I’m not sure who I’d rather see lose this challenge — Tim McGraw or Brett Favre. I would be beyond thrilled to hear Favre try to sing McGraw’s 2010 song “Felt Good on My Lips.” Then again, seeing McGraw in Favre’s Green Bay Packers jersey would be a little gift from football heaven. The two... Read more »

Maddie & Tae threw a party for their debut single with a lot to celebrate. Their breakout hit “Girl in a Country Song” reached its first notable milestone with a Billboard No. 1, something the girls never dreamed would take place. It has since gone on to earn a gold certification from the RIAA for... Read more »

When Sony Nashville CEO Gary Overton did an interview with The Tennessean last week, I bet he never expected it would lead to these tweets from Florida Georgia Line: Lost a lot of respect for a great songwriter @CharlieRobison today. The country music community has always been about respect and support. — Florida Georgia Line... Read more »

You’ve always heard that Vince Gill is the classiest act in country music. He proved it again last week during the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Gill took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium to address country music’s top radio programmers and personalities and regale them all with a song to close the Universal... Read more »

After the recent Academy Awards, everyone was searching Faith Hill. (Her short pixie cut was, in fact, the most-searched hairstyle of the night, according to Google.) People were searching for answers. What was she wearing? How classy is her new haircut? And what was that not-so-little scar on her neck? Hill’s plunging neckline on her... Read more »

Country singer and co-host of CMT's Redneck Island Jessie James Decker has confirmed she is pregnant with her second child. Decker and her husband, New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker, broke the news Monday (March 2) on Instagram. The announcement comes hours before her Nashville performance at Tin Roof. Bet she’ll be showing off... Read more »

Country Radio Broadcasters’ sold-out New Faces show Friday night (Feb. 27) at the Nashville Convention Center was the tightest, most entertaining edition in recent memory. That may have had something to do with the fact that all five featured acts — Sam Hunt, Frankie Ballard, Maddie & Tae, Eric Paslay and Cole Swindell — each... Read more »

Ever since The Voice premiered in April of 2011, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine have been entertaining America with their bickering bromance. Even though it seems they are rivals on Monday and Tuesday nights, there is proof they are actually good friends, or maybe even bros. They laugh together. They support each other. Blake gives... Read more »

Tim McGraw thinks it took guts for Glen Campbell to open up about his health struggles. But, then again, it took guts for McGraw to do what he did when he performed Campbell’s "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" at the recent Academy Awards. "I realized I did everything I could to be as exposed as... Read more »